This Week's Word: concordanceAWAD archive date: Sat Feb 12 00:04:24 EST 2000

concordance (kuhn-KOR-dns) noun

It's that time of the week again! Have you learned the word?

The current theme: words about words.

This Week's Word: lexemeAWAD archive date: Fri Feb 11 00:04:30 EST 2000

lexeme (LEK-seem) noun
And just like that, another week has gone by! It feels like just a day or so ago that I was issuing a challenge. You know the drill. Kudos and cookies  anyone who can find an opportunity to use the word this week!

The current theme: words about words.

This Week's Word: florilegiumAWAD archive date: Thu Feb 10 00:04:27 EST 2000

florilegium
It's that time of the week again! Challenge yourself to see if you can remember the definition of this week's word.

The current theme: words about words.

This Week's Word: orthographyAWAD archive date: Wed Feb 9 00:04:37 EST 2000

orthography

Time of the week again! Challenge yourself to remember or use this word.

The current theme: words about words.

This Week's Word: omnibusAWAD archive date:Tue Feb 8 00:04:32 EST 2000omnibus It's that time of the week again! Challenge yourself: can you remember the definition for this week's word?
The current theme: words about words.

This Week's Word: snigletAWAD archive date: Mon Feb 7 00:04:24 EST 2000sniglet (SNIG-lit) noun "Sniglets are known as words that don't appear in the dictionary but should. If you think about it, the word sniglet itself was a sniglet at one time. Can you come up with a good sniglet (not read in one of those endlessly forwarded email messages)?" - ( Read more... )

This Week's Word: exhilaration AWAD archive date: Sun Feb 6 00:04:30 EST 2000exhilaration (ig-zil-uh-RAY-shuhn) noun It's that time of the week again! Have you learned this week's word? Or did you already know this word? In any case, you might be interested to know that the last few words we've had all share a common "hidden" theme; they are all " ( Read more... )

This Week's Word: salvageAWAD archive date: Sat Feb 5 00:04:24 EST 2000salvage It's the first week of the new year, and thus, the first word of year 2006. Challenge yourself to see if you've learned this week's word, and in the spirit of new year resolutions and goals -- make a challenge to learn a new word every week this year, too! May you have a ( Read more... )

This Week's Word: precipitationAWAD archive date: Fri Feb 4 00:04:24 EST 2000precipitation It's that time of the week again! Your mission: to seek and locate an opportunity to use the word "precipitation" this weekend. Highlight the word in your newspaper and scribble its meaning in the margin, exchange thoughts with a colleague, or simply share it ( Read more... )

This Week's Word: perambulateAWAD archive date: Thu Feb 3 03:04:35 EST 2000perambulate Challenge yourself today (or over the weekend) to see whether you've learned the word. Share it with a friend, discuss it with a co-worker.